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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IAU vs INDA: how they differ

IAU is a commodity fund and INDA an equity index fund, and over the year IAU returned more, +19.2% against −8.8%.

iShares Gold Trust and iShares MSCI India ETF.

IAU and INDA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IAU
iShares Gold Trust
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isGoldMSCI India
Total return, 1 year+19.2%−8.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.7 pts−26.3 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.61%
Holdingsnot filed169

IAU in plain words

IAU is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or INDA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +19.2% and INDA returned −8.8%, so IAU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IAU or INDA?
IAU charges 0.25% a year and INDA charges 0.61%, so IAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IAU against INDA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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